Last chance for Lowell quilts
I finally got back to the New England Quilt Museum to view their current exhibit (which ends today!). “Lowell: Inside Out” is a juried exhibition featuring 26 quilts inspired by the Mill City. This is such a great show! I don’t have time to elaborate, but if you have a chance, stop by. The colorful ”Lowell Spinners 10th Anniversary” quilt is the first to catch your eye at the top of the stairs; next, I was drawn to the fabulous “Canal Walk, 2007″ where a photo taken from behind the Doubletree Hotel was divided into 6 pieces. Each quilter took a piece, they shared fabrics, and the result is amazing. The pieces are all individual, but work together beautifully in a triptych-like manner to show the whole picture. I really like these ’art quilts’ that depict scenes through creative use of fabric and clever stitching, but there are many abstract quilts that reward close inspection. Seriously, if you’re downtown today, take a look.